/ˈdʌmi/
noun
A silent person; a person who does not talk.An unintelligent person.A figure of a person or animal used by a ventriloquist; a puppet.Something constructed with the size and form of a human, to be used in place of a person.A person who is the mere tool of another; a man of straw.A deliberately nonfunctional device or tool used in place of a functional one.A "dummy teat"; a plastic or rubber teat used to soothe or comfort a baby; a pacifier.A player whose hand is shown and is to be played from by another player.A word serving only to make a construction grammatical.An unused parameter or value.A feigned pass or kick or play in order to deceive an opponent.A bodily gesture meant to fool an opposing player; a feint.verb
To make a mock-up or prototype version of something, without some or all off its intended functionality.To feint.